Carrier



Oct. 14, 1941. E 0, SOHN 2,258,819

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Application January 28, 1941, Serial No. 376,371

1 Claim.

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in carriers andmore particularly to a carrier especially adapted for heavy duty use.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide an apparatuswhich can be used both as a hand carrier and truck.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a carrier whichcan be readily applied to the structure to be carried and just as easilyremoved.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent tothe reader of the following specification.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a fragmentary side elevational view showing thecarrier applied to a refrigerator,

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevational view showing the carrierapplied to a refrigerator and showing the wheels in lowered position,

Figure 3 is an end elevational view of the carrier fragmentarily showinga refrigerator held therein,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary detailed sectional View taken substantially ena line 4-4 of Figure 2,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary detailed sectional view taken substantially ona line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings, wherein like numerals designate like parts,it can be seen that the carrier is made up of a pair of structuregripping units generally referred to by'reference characters A and B.These units are of identical construction and a description of one willsuice for both.

The unit A consists of an elongated base member 5 having a pair ofuprights 6, 6, secured by their lower ends thereto. These uprights 6 aresecured by bolts 'I to the base member 5 and are connected adjacenttheir upper and lower ends by spreader rods or tie rods 8. The uprights5 connect to the base 5 at one side portion thereof so as to afford atop surface upon which the structure to be carried can set.

Handles 9, 9, are provided for the uprights 6 and each handle ispivotally connected to a bracket I projecting from an upper portion ofthe corresponding upright 6. Breakable brace members I i are providedbetween the intermediate portion of the handles 9 and the uprights 6.

Each of the uprights E has a bell-crank I 2 pivotally mounted adjacentits lower end. An arcuate-shaped link I 3 has its lower end pivotallysecured as at I4 to the outstanding portion of the correspondingbell-crank I2 while its upper portion is pivotally connected as at I5 toan intermediate portion of a corresponding leg of a U-shaped treadle I6.As can be seen in Figures 1 and 3, the free ends of the leg portions ofthe treadle I5 are pivotally secured as at I'I to the uprights 6. As canbe seen in Figures 1 and 3, an axle I8 extends between the heel portionsof the bell-cranks I2 and has the rollers or wheels IQ mounted thereon.

Loops 2U are provided adjacent the upper and lower ends of each uprightB and from these extend strap sections 2|. Corresponding upper and lowerstrap sections 2l of the units A and B are buckled together as at 22along the sides of a structure 23 that is to be moved.

Obviously, the structure 23 can be moved with the carrier in theposition shown in Figure 1, that is, with the wheels I9 in elevatedposition, or by pulling outwardly on the treadle I5 and substantiallystanding on the treadle, the carrier and the structure 23 can be liftedso that the wheels I5 assume the support of the entire structure, to theend that the carrier can be wheeled with its load.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specificterms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, sizeand materials may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the claimed as new is:

A carrier of the class described comprising a horizontally arrangedcross bar, a pair of spaced uprights having their lower ends connectedto the outer face of the cross bar, means for connecting the uprightstogether in spaced relation, a pair of bellcranks having one endpivotally connected to the inner edges of the uprights adjacent thelower ends thereof, a rod extending between the bellcranks and havingits ends connected with the heels of the bellcranks, rollers carried bythe rod, said bellcranks extending outwardly from the uprights, a pairof arcuate links pivotally connected to the other ends of thebellcranks, a treadle member of inverted U-shape having the terminals ofits limbs pivotally connected to the inner edges of intermediateportions of the uprights and means for pivotally connecting the upperends of the links with the intermediate portions of the limbs of thetreadle member, whereby upward movement of the treadle member will causethe links to lift the bellcranks to raise the rollers off a surface onwhich the carrier rests and downward movement of the treadle member willswing the bellcranks downwardly to place the rollers against the surfaceand lift the carrier with its lower end above the surface.

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